Greenpeace protest against nuclear energy, at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Image courtesy Conxa Roda/CC BY-SA 3.0
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Greenpeace protest against nuclear energy, at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Image courtesy Conxa Roda/CC BY-SA 3.0
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